You’ve only got a couple of days left to polish up these tunes before the big night: Addams Family Theme Tune Chopin – Funeral March Dance Macabre Ghostbusters (Duet) The Gothic Archies – Freakshow London Bridge Is Falling Down The Misfits – Dig Up Her Bones The Misfits – Halloween Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells […]

Big things are happening in the world of Uke Hunt. In the near(ish) future Uke Hunt will have a baby-sister website. This website will be home to a range of new ukulele ebooks I’m working on – the first two of which are nearing completion – and am hoping to sell. It’s an exciting time […]

Here’s the complete lineup of the top 10 (or 11 if you’re going to be pedantic about it): 1. Sweet Child O’ Mine. 1.5 Back In Black. 2. Whole Lotta Love. 3. Paranoid. 4. Seven Nation Army. 5. Smoke On The Water. 6. Sunshine of Your Love. 7. Le Freak. 8. Satisfaction. 9. Gay Bar. […]

I’m sure having a top ten list is going to kick off a bit of a debate. The fact is, I’m making the list up as I go along. So, if you want to influence what gets in there or if you just want to call me an empty headed, bat-faeces speckled dolt for my […]

Beirut’s debut album Gulag Orkestar and single Elephant Gun established Zach Condon as one of the biggest stars of alternative, indie ukulele. On his new album, The Flying Club Cup, he delivers only two new uke heavy songs – The Penalty and St. Apollonia – but both are instant classics. The new album suggests that […]

For those of you jonesing for some uke talk, here’s a list of every ukulele forum I’m aware of: 4th Peg ezFolk Flea Market Music King David Ukulele Station Forum – Francophone. My Dog Has Flea – a young French forum. The Uke UkeClub.nl – In Dutch. Ukemaker Uke Surfer (RISA) – In German and […]

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Moonlitkitty of the essential ye-ye girl blog Spiked Candy got in touch with me today to let me know that Bust Magazine has an article dedicated to the distaff side of ukulele. It features a number of acts that are well worth checking out: Lady Carol (of the Moon): I’ve already featured Lady Carol and […]

The art ukulele by Amy Crehore that I mentioned on Friday caused a bit of a stir on the intertubes after it was picked up by Boing Boing, so I thought I’d take a look at some of the other b-uke-iful creations out there. My personal favourite is this uke by Christoph Mueller. Hank Williams […]

Uke Hunt is two months old today – still not in full control of its faculties and gurgling incoherently. Like most blogs, the only person reading it was its mum. So you may have missed some of the early posts. Here’s a rundown of the eleven (yes, eleven) most popular posts so far: Julien Doré […]